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On a Collection of Chelonians and Snakes from Chota Nagpur, Bihar ON A COLLECTION OF CHELONIANS AND SNAKES FROM CHOTA NAGPUR, BIHAR By M. N. ACHARJI, M .Sc., Assistant Zoologist, Zoological Survey f)f India, Oalcutta I. INTRODUCTION In order to study the " ecological succession.l " oft anima.ls, in the proposed dam sites2 in Chota Nagpur, Bihar, two parties were sent in April and November 1948, for the collection of zoological material. During their fa~nistic survey of the areas, where dams are to be con.. structed, they collected various types of animals3 and made notes on their ecological conditions, habits, habitats, etc. In addition to this collection a small collection of Chelonians, com... prising 14 specimens referable to three species was made from the Riyer Ganges below Rajmahal, District Chota Nagpur, Bihar, in the early part of January 1954. The present scientific report is based on both the coHec­ tions. From zoogeographical point of view and taking into consideration the distribution of Indian reptiles, Smith4 has divided India, including Indo-Chinese subregions, Tenasserim and Siam into twelve well defined faunistic zones. Regarding the Chota Nagpur area he observed &8 follows: " This includes Bihar south of the Gangetic Plain, the northern part of Orissa, and the eastern part of the Central Provinces. This area is mountainous, and except in the neighbourhood of Chaibasa, where industrial occupations have sprung up in the recent years, is heavily forested and sparsely popula ted. The d.verage rainfall is between 50 to 70 inches in the year, being higher near the coast, lower inland. Its fauna is incom.pletely known, but is of interest in that it contains a Him.alayan and Assamese element. although separated from. the mountains of those parts by the Gangetic Plain. The highest pea.k in Chota N agpur area is Parasnath Hill, an isolated mountain of 4,800 feet, altitude, in its north-eastern corner; the nearest; pOInt to it in the Him,alayas is the Nepal foot-hills nearly 200 m.iles away." Annandale5 in his admirable paper" The tortoises of Chota Nagpur " dealt mainly with two families Testudinidae (land forms) and Triony­ chidae (mud forms) and made no mention of the family Emydidae (fresh-water forms) which comprises almost the major portion of the Cbelonian6 population of that area. 1 Elton, Charles, Animal Ecology, p. 18 (1927). 2 Some of the dams have now been completed in the Dam.odar Valley areas, popularly known as D.V.C. 3 Bhola Nath, Bee. Ind. MUll., XLVIII, pp. 24-44 (1950). • Sm.ith, M. A., Fauna Brit. India (Rept. & Amph.), I, pp. 18-21 (1931). I Annandale, N., Rec. Ind. Mus., IX, pp. 63.78 (1913). S The word Chelonian has been used in a general sense. 383 4 ZSI/55 13 384 Records of the Indian Museum [VOL. 53, Blanford,1 in his account of " The distribution of Vertebrate animals in India, Ceylon and Burma ", came to the conclusion that the fauna of the Parasnath Hills contains a large number of animals found in the Himalayas and its neighbouring ar'eas and as such is of great interest from zoogeographical point of view. In recent years, the enunciation of the Satpura hypothesis by Hora 2 and its amplification by a number of his students 3, 4, 5 have added much greater importance to the Chota Nagpur region, as it is believed to have served as route of migration of the so-called Malayan fauna to Peninsular India during successive periods of Pleistocene glaciations. Menon3, through faunistic surveys has shown that Eastern Ghats, 80 far as the fish-fauna is concerned, did not serve as the route of migration which lay across the Garo-Rajmahal Gap. II. PROVENANCE OF MATERIAL Altogether 46 species of reptiles referable to 5 families were studied as follows: Testudines: Emydidae 2 Trionychidae 1 Serpentes: Boidae 1; Colubridae 7; Viperidae 1. Collections were made from the following localities6 :- Shore of a tank near Inspection Bungalow, Barakar, West Bengal. ;~ania. Pahar (Durgapur), alt. ca. 1,480 ft., Manbhum. district, Bihar. Inanpur, Manbhum. district, Bihar Panchet Hills, a.lt. ca. 1,600 ft. situated halfway between Raghunathpur and the junction of Barakar and Damodar rivers, 23°37' N. and 87°47' E. Manbhum district, Bihar. Kumardhubi near Ranigunge Coat fields, Bihar. Konar river, Hazaribagh district, Bihar. Maithon Hills (near the Dam. site), alt. ca. 725 ft., Bihar. Charan Hill, N. W. of Barakar. Chaurasi near Raghunathpur, Manbhum dist.rict, Bihar. III. SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES ',rhe following species are represented in the collection :- CHELONIANS Family EMYDIDAE H ardella thurgii (Gray) 4 specimens Kachttga o.hongoka (Gray) 9 " Kachuga kachuga (Gray) 3 " I Blanford, W. '1'., Phil. Tran8. Roy. Soc. CLXLIV (B), pp. 335-436 (1 nOll. :I Rora, S. L., Science Progress, No. 162, pp. 245-255 (1953). I Menon, A. G. K., Proc. Nat. In8t. Sci. India XVII, pp. 475-497 (1951). • Silas, E. G., ibid. XVIII (5), pp. 423-448 (1952). I Menon, A. G. K., ibid. XX (4), pp. 467-493 (1954). e For Physiography and detailed description of the localities, pleac;e see Bhola N ath , Rec. Ind. Mus., XLVIII, pp. 29-31 (1950). 1955] M. N. ACHARJI: Ohelonians and snakes 385 Family TRIONYCHIDAE Lissemys punctata granosa (Schoepff.) 1 specimen SNAKES Family BOIDAE Eryx conicus (Schneid.) 1 specimen Family COLUBRIDAE Ptyas mucosus (Linn.) 1 specimen Oligodon cyclurus (Cantor) 1 , , Natrix stolata (Linn.) 10 specimens N atrix piscator (Schneid.) 4 , , Boiga trigonata (Schneid.) 1 specimen Lycodon aulicus (Linn.) 2 specimens Subfamily HOJIALOPSINAE Enhydris enhydris (Schneid.) 7 specimens Family VIPERIDAE Subfamily VIPERINAE Echis carinatus (Schneid.) 2 specimens IV ACKNOWLEDGMENT I am grateful to Dr. 'S. L. Hora, Director, Zoological Survey of India, for kindly going through this report and making valuable suggestions for its improvement. V SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT Order TESTUDINES Family EMYDIDAE Bardella thurgii (Gray) 1831. Emy8 thurgii, Gray, Syn. Rept. pp. 22, 72 (type locality: India). 1912. Hat·della thurgi, Chaudhuri, Ree. Indian Mus. VII, p. 213. 1949 Hardella thurgii, Constable, Bull. MU8. compo Zool. Harv. CIll; no. 2. p. 76. Specimens collected.-4~~ from the R. Ganges, below Rajmahal, district Santal Parganas, Bihar (23-25. i. 1954). Measurement8 (in m.m,.).-Length of the carapace (straight) (Coll. no. 10 25.i.54)- 313 and the smallest ~ (Coll. no. 13)-260; Breadth of the carapaoo (straight)--230 and 190 respectively. It has been observed that Gray in the original description (loc. cit· p.p. 22 and 72) of the species has. spelt the specific name as thurJoi several tImes, but in the list of " Addition and correction" which came 'out as an appendix to the same volume, on page 72 has spelt the specific name as thurgii. Smith in the revised edition of the Fauna British India series (Rept. & Amph.) volume I, p. 122 (1931) has show the specific name as thurgi. It seems that the correct spelling should be thurgii and not thurgi. I have adopted the same. Constable (loc. oit. p. 79) as also done the same. 386 Records of the 1ndian Museum [VOL. 53, Kachuga dhongoka (Gray) 1834. Emys dhongoka Gray, Illus. indian Zool. III, pI. ix (typ0 locality North India). 1912. Kaehuga dhongoka, Chaudhuri, Ree. Indian Mus. VII, p. 212. Specimens collected.-9 (3d'c3', 5~~, 1 juv. unsexed) from the R. Gan­ ges, below Rajmahal, Chota Nagpur, Bihar (23-26.i.54). MtaBurement6 (in lllm.).-Length of the largest carapace (straight)-290; Breadth of the carapaoe-90. Shell brownish above with not very distinct (in dry shell) longitudinal stripe~. The juvenile specimen (colI. no. 14 Jan. 1954) had traces of spots on each shield. Chiefly found in the Gangetic river system including the Brahma­ putra in Assam (I. M. Reg. no. 18319. Sonapur, Assam by L. W. Middleton). Kachuga kachuga (Gray) 1831. Emy8 kaehuga Gray, lllus. Indian Zool. pt. 5, pl. 9 (type locality N.lndia,). 1931. Kackuga kachuga, Sluith, Fauna Brit. India (Rept. & Amphibia) I; p. 131. Specimens collected.-3 (I&, and 2 ~~) from the R. Ganges below Rajmahal, Santal Parganas, Bihar (23.i.54) . ....'Measurements (in mm.}.-Length of (arapace (straight) of tho largest ~ (colI. no. 15) -248 ; Breadth of the carapace-200. Shell olive in colonr, yellowish below. In the living example crimson­ red noticed on the top of the head, extending to the fore part of the carapace. This condition of colouring may be associated with the breeding season. Kachuga kachuga can be distinguished from its allied species Kachuga dhongoka by its larger size and very smooth carapace. This tortoise is largely aquatic in habits, sitting on the edge of the river at dusk and at slighest alarm dives down in the river. The sense of hearing is not very acute, bllt the sense of smell is very well developed. 'From enquiries made from the turtle hunters on the spot it appears t1n.at there are at least six distinct species of water tortoises) which they could easily distinguish. Out of these, three species Hardel"la th'Urgii, K. dhongoka and K. l~achuga were collected. Popular local names of all the species were ascertained from the turtle catchers, who belonged mostly to the tribal group of people inhabiting the whele of Santa.l Parganae. 1965] M. N. ACHARJI: Ohelonians and snakes 387 TABLE I. SHOWING LOCAL NAME AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES Soientifio nama of the LooaJ name Distribution Remarks species Family EMYDIDAE (Hard-"sheIIed) Kachuga kach1tga (Gray) Sal Gangetic river system Very common· Kachuga dhongoka (Gray) Dhoor or Dhundi. Ganges as far West as Ditto. Allahabad and north to Nepal. Kachuga tectum (Gray) Ponchoria Ganges, Brahmaputra Occasionai. and Indus river system. Ha1'della tkurgii (Gray) Kalikattuas Gangetic and Brahma- Abundant. putra' river system.
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